Plato Vs. Nietzsche: The Nature Of Good

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and the "Apology," Plato shows his
belief in an absolute, unalterable Good which man should prize above all
else.
Conversely, Nietzsche feels that there are two different sets of
morality dependent on class, meaning that the nature of good is relative.
Nietzsche outlines these two systems of morality in "Good and Evil
Reconsidered." The noble man, according to Nietzsche, follows a master
morality and "…is the arbiter of values." He determines what is good,
honoring "…everything that he finds in himself." He believes that the good
man inspires fear. The noble man does not see good as being fellow feeling
or doing good deeds for others. Oppositely, Nietzsche says, there is a
slave morality with a different set of values and a different idea of what
good is. In the slave morality, "fellow feeling, the obliging helping hand,
the warm heart, patience, industry, humility, and friendliness…" are all to
be honored as traits of goodness. The slave despises and considers evil
what the ...

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